Daniel J. Kiley to fill vacancy on Superior Court

by John McLean - Jun. 3, 2010 12:00 AMArizona Business Gazette

 Daniel J. Kiley, counsel at Sherman & Howard in Phoenix, has been appointed to Maricopa County Superior Court to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Cathy Holt. Kiley has practiced in commercial litigation, municipal law and appellate law. He also served as an assistant Arizona attorney general for nine years, prosecuting criminal cases at the trial and appellate levels with an emphasis on white-collar crime. Kiley received his law degree cum laude from Arizona State University's College of Law in 1988.

Promotions and hires

 Robert G. Kimball and Roxann S. Gallagher have joined Sacks Tierney in Scottsdale. Kimball rejoined after leaving the firm in 2006 to help lead a Phoenix real-estate development company. He practices in real-estate and corporate law. He served as the firm's managing partner from 1994 to 2004. Kimball received his law degree with honors from George Washington University in 1977.

Gallagher focuses on business law, Indian law and tribal relations. She chairs the State Bar of Arizona's committee on minorities and women in the law. She is admitted to practice in the courts of the Navajo Nation and is a member of the Native American Bar Association of Arizona and the Indian law section of the Federal Bar Association. Gallagher received her law degree from ASU's College of Law in 2002.

 Karen McElroy, a legal assistant at Tiffany & Bosco in Phoenix, has been installed as marketing director at NALS, an association for legal professionals, for fiscal 2010-11. She received her Professional Legal Secretary certification in 2003 and her Professional Paralegal certification in 2004. McElroy was the recipient of the NALS of Arizona Award of Excellence in 2005 and is the current recipient of the award.

 Phillip P. Guttilla has joined Polsinelli Shughart in Phoenix as a shareholder in the corporate-law practice. He is a certified public accountant and chartered financial analyst and will continue to represent businesses as outside legal counsel and high-net-worth individuals in estate- and asset-protection planning. Guttilla received his law degree magna cum laude from ASU's College of Law in 1995. He also received his master of law in taxation at ASU in 1999.

Awards and honors

 Bill Maledon, a founding partner at Osborn Maledon in Phoenix, has been named to the Lawdragon 500 list of leading lawyers in America. His practice includes antitrust, securities, commercial, sports and other complex litigation. Maledon received his law degree summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1972.

 Bryan Cave will be receiving the 2010 Pro Bono Publico Award from the American Bar Association at the ABA's annual meeting in San Francisco on Aug. 9 for its ongoing commitment to pro bono work. Attorneys in the firm's U.S. offices spent nearly 47,000 hours in 2009 performing pro bono legal services, up from a little over 36,000 hours in 2008.

 Dan Beeks and Matt Kelly of Sherman & Howard in Phoenix have been named among the 2010 Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona by the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education. Associate Kelly practices in appellate and commercial litigation, construction, alternative dispute resolution, entertainment and media. He received his law degree from Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in 2000. Counsel Beeks practices in bankruptcy and insolvency, business and corporate, commercial litigation, disability access and insurance recovery. He received his law degree cum laude from ASU's College of Law in 1989.